Hormezyar Mahmudnizhad

Hormezyar Mahmudnizhad was a general of the Safavid Empire.

Biography
Mahmudnizhad was born to a Persian noble family, and was made a general by the year 1700 AD. He fought in the Ottoman-Persian War of 1701, and was defeated in the Siege of Esfahan by Baltaci Mehmet. He fled with the remnants of his army and gathered the scattered forces of the Persian Army to form a large army by 1703, planning to attack and retake Esfahan.